Poll Watch: PPP (D) Colorado 2012 Presidential Survey

PPP (D) Colorado 2012 Presidential Poll

• Barack Obama 49% {49%} [49%] (53%) {47%} [48%] (47%)
• Mitt Romney 46% {43%} [42%] (40%) {45%} [41%] (41%)

Among Independents

• Barack Obama 48% {49%} [48%] (57%) {49%} [42%] (43%)
• Mitt Romney 41% {38%} [38%] (31%) {37%} [40%] (34%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 56% {66%} [64%] (54%) {55%} [58%] (58%)
• Mitt Romney 35% {25%} [23%] (32%) {32%} [29%] (24%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 49% {48%} [45%] (47%) {49%} [42%] (44%) 
• Barack Obama 46% {47%} [45%] (47%) {45%} [47%] (43%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 52% {51%} [54%] (58%) {49%} [50%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 44% {39%} [40%] (34%) {42%} [40%] (37%)

Among Whites

• Mitt Romney 49% {48%} [45%] (41%) {49%} (43%)
• Barack Obama 47% {47%} [47%] (52%) {43%} (43%) 
  

Among Hispanics

• Barack Obama 59% {58%} [60%] (53%) {63%} (59%)
• Mitt Romney 34% {29%} [33%] (38%) {29%} (32%)

If the candidates for President this year were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, and Libertarian Gary Johnson, who would you vote for?

• Barack Obama 46% {46%} [47%]
• Mitt Romney 44% {42%} [39%]
• Gary Johnson 5% {6%} [7%]
• Undecided 4% {7%} [7%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Paul Ryan 47% / 42% {+5%}
• Mitt Romney 46% {44%} [40%] (31%) {35%} [30%] (40%) / 50% {51%} [52%] (60%) {53%} [51%] (40%) {-4%}

Among Independents

• Paul Ryan 42% / 44% {-2%} 
• Mitt Romney 42% {38%} [36%] (25%) {28%} [29%] (41%) / 52% {54%} [53%] (65%) {59%} [49%] (35%) {-10%}

Among Moderates

• Paul Ryan 34% / 49% {-15%} 
• Mitt Romney 35% {28%} [26%] (31%) {32%} [33%] (39%) / 60% {66%} [67%] (61%) {55%} [44%] (37%) {-25%}

Among Men

• Paul Ryan 49% / 43% {+6%} 
• Mitt Romney 48% {48%} [46%] (33%) {36%} [31%] (42%) / 47% {49%} [48%] (59%) {55%} [57%] (42%) {+1%}

Among Women

• Paul Ryan 44% / 41% {+3%} 
• Mitt Romney 45% {41%} [33%] (29%) {33%} [29%] (38%) / 52% {53%} [56%] (61%) {51%} [46%] (38%) {-7%}

Among Whites

• Paul Ryan 48% / 43% {+5%} 
• Mitt Romney 47% {47%} [42%] (33%) {38%} (43%) / 49% {48%} [52%] (59%) {49%} (36%) {-2%}

Among Hispanics

• Paul Ryan 40% / 37% {+3%}
• Mitt Romney 43% {28%} [31%] (29%) {21%} (27%)  / 53% {69%} [55%] (63%) {70%} (51%) {-10%} 
  

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Gary Johnson?

• Favorable 8% {9%} [6%]
• Unfavorable 13% {12%} [15%]

Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 48% {47%} [49%] (50%) {45%} [46%] (51%)
• Disapprove 49% {49%} [48%] (47%) {50%} [50%] (45%)

Do you think Mitt Romney should release his tax returns for the last 12 years, or not?

• He should 51%
• He should not 40%

Who do you think gives better speeches: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

• Barack Obama 56%
• Mitt Romney 32%

Do you support or oppose Paul Ryan's proposal for reforming Medicare?

• Support 43%
• Oppose 43%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the speech Clint Eastwood gave at the Republican convention?

• Favorable 37%
• Unfavorable 38%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Clint Eastwood in general?

• Favorable 75%
• Unfavorable 8%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Condoleezza Rice?

• Favorable 65% {56%}
• Unfavorable 22% {32%}

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Ann Romney?

• Favorable 50%
• Unfavorable 31%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Marco Rubio?

• Favorable 43%
• Unfavorable 25%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Chris Christie?

• Favorable 41%
• Unfavorable 32%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Susana Martinez?

• Favorable 33%
• Unfavorable 13%

Did the Republican convention make you more or less likely to vote for Republicans this year, or did it not make a difference?

• More likely 33%
• Less likely 32%
• Didn't make a difference 35%

Survey of 1,001 likely Colorado voters was conducted August 31 - September 2, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points. Party ID: 37% {37%} [35%] (35%) {35%} [33%] (35%) Republican; 37% {34%} [39%] (36%) {37%} [41%] (43%) Democrat; 27% {29%} [26%] (30%) {28%} [26%] (22%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 28% {27%} [30%] (28%) {32%} [27%] Moderate; 25% {21%} [24%] (23%) {25%} [23%] Somewhat conservative; 20% {16%} [17%] (22%) {18%} [22%] Somewhat liberal; 15% {22%} [17%] (13%) {14%} [16%] Very conservative; 12% {14%} [12%] (13%) {11%} [13%] Very liberal.  Race: 76% {78%} [77%] (79%) {79%} [80%] (81%) White; 13% {13%} [15%] (14%) {15%} [14%] (14%) Hispanic; 10% {9%} [8%] (7%) {6%} [6%] (5%) Other.  Results from the poll conducted August 2-5, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 14-17, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 5-7, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted December 1-4, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 4-7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 4-6, 2011 are in parentheses.